“I Liheslatura also finds that in 2011, Surgeon General of the United States Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, released the “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding” citing health benefits and outlining steps to be taken to remove obstacles that women face when wanting to breastfeed their children. [ . . . ] Dr. Benjamin’s “Call to Action” identified ways that families, communities,employers and health care professionals can improve breastfeeding rates and increase support for breastfeeding. Recommendations included [ . . . ] employers working toward establishing paid maternity leave and high-quality lactation support programs; employers expanding the use of programs that allow nursing mothers to have their babies close by so they can feed them during the day [ . . . ]

“The purpose and policy of this Chapter is to ensure that women have a right to breastfeed children or express breast milk in a safe and clean environment or private designated area without the fear of social constraints, discrimination, embarrassment, or even prosecution. [ . . . ]

“Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, a woman may breastfeed a baby or express breast milk in any location, public or private, except the private home or residence of another, where the woman is otherwise authorized to be.”

Gi i 2014 Dinanña na Famalao’an na Kandidatu Siha gi UOG, Siñora Hope Cristobal ha sangani i manmatto – kasi dos sientos na estudiante siha yan otro na taotao – “The only way I got through college as a single mother was because I was able to bring my baby and breastfeed in class in this very lecture hall.”

“Two of our researchers are parents with young children and have on more than one occasion out of necessity brought their children to class without fear of censure. However, the persistence of children on campus and the administration’s willingness to allow faculty and student to bring their children to work is not a formal policy, perhaps because in Guam such a policy appears to be stating the obvious. However, this research team believes that UOG can build upon this strength by formalizing the practice and developing it into a more sustained family policy, including making childcare provisions a standard component when organizing events outside regular school and daycare hours.”